Stargazing at Ampleforth Abbey
Friday 14th February 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth, York , North Yorkshire, YO62 4EN, Yorkshire and The Humber
Come stargazing at Ampleforth Abbey with expert astronomers Richard Darn and Neill Sanders.
This is an exciting time to be viewing the night skies, with Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus all visible with the naked eye. With the help of a telescope you may see Uranus and Neptune as well.
The evening will begin with a talk*, and then Richard and Neill will take you outside and guide you through the wonders visible in the night sky.
Suitable for families and children over 6 years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Telescopes provided, but please bring binoculars if you have them. Wrap up warm. Hot drink or squash provided.
This event takes place as part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Please note that this has already taken place on 14/02/2025
Event organiser
North York Moors National Park is organising this event
Please contact North York Moors National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Fri 14th Feb
Local light pollution
Ampleforth Abbey is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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